Spotted skunk
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The genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks. Currently, there are four accepted extant species: S. gracilis, S. putorius, S. pygmaea, and S. angustifrons.[3] New research, however, proposes that there may be up to seven.[4][better source needed][5][6]
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Spotted skunk | |
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Southern spotted skunk (S. angustifrons), western spotted skunk (S. gracilis) and eastern spotted skunk (S. putorius). | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Mephitidae |
Genus: | Spilogale Gray, 1865[1] |
Type species | |
Mephitis interrupta[2] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Spotted skunk ranges |
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